On 10 April, SöderS is organising a demonstration together with the Swedish National Union of Students to highlight the lack of teacher-led time at higher education institutions and universities in Sweden.

Sweden is at the bottom in terms of the number of hours of teacher-led time in the whole of Europe. Södertörn University is a higher education institution focused on the social sciences and humanities, and it is precisely within these subjects that the shortage of teacher-led time is greatest. Subjects such as education, the humanities, religion, and languages rank the lowest, with only 4–5 hours of teacher-led time per week at higher education institutions in Sweden.

Teacher-led time is a quality issue for education. Less scheduled teaching means that students get fewer opportunities for supervision, discussions and feedback from teachers. All students would benefit from more feedback, support and closer contact with teachers and the academic environment. SöderS therefore wants to see a change!

Do you also want to see a change? On 10 April we'll meet at Blickatorget and put our hands up for more teacher-led time at 10.04.